My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 778: Cicada Shedding Clone
"Your arrival surprised the owner of Zhazhitang. He didn't expect you to actually come here, because the lineage of Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machines is, strictly speaking, a betrayer of the bloodline of the Exiles. So when Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machines said you would come to Jiangnan, he just thought that the other party was daydreaming and wishful thinking. He didn't expect you to actually come here, and really intend to save Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machines from danger."

"That's why it didn't go looking for you after knowing you arrived in Jiangnan. It wanted to use its own strength to rescue the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian from the Tai Sui Cave, and didn't place its hopes on you."

"But in the end, it still judges you by its own standards. You are a person who can be truly trusted."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and thought that if he had not been accidentally targeted by those leather tailors, this plot would probably not have been triggered. It was just an accident that led to the current situation.

The owner of the Paper-Zha Hall is quite conceited, and the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian has somewhat trusted the wrong person. It's not that the owner of the Paper-Zha Hall wants to deliberately frame the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, but this kind of conceited character can easily put others in danger.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with him.

The reason why he came to rescue the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian.

On the one hand, he did not want to lose this capable forging master, and on the other hand, it was because Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian was one of the few kind faces in the secular world.

"The shopkeeper of Zhazhitang took out an iron hand from the secret compartment on the wall. This iron hand was forged by the Taoist Master Shenji Bailian using his own flesh and blood as raw materials, mixed with the iron of the elite of five metals. It can sense its location and guide the holder to this place."

"The owner of Zhazhitang also tried to look for it, but the result was obviously not satisfactory. He didn't know what was in the Tai Sui Cave. The route behind it was extremely hot. He tried his best but couldn't reach the end of the fork in the road. If he released the paper figurine, it would be burned immediately. He didn't know what the current situation of the Taoist Master of Divine Machine Bailian was. He only knew that the Taoist Master of Divine Machine Bailian was still alive and his life was not in danger for the time being because his natal paper figurine was not damaged."

"The owner of Zhazhitang gave you this iron hand and the natal paper figurine of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, hoping that you could rescue the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. At the same time, it also told you a secret, that is, the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is its half-brother, but only it knows this secret, and the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian does not know that it is its brother."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. He was not interested in the Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian's family affairs, but he was somewhat surprised to know that the owner of Zhazhitang was his biological brother.

"Afterwards, the owner of Zhazhitang gave you a box of resurrected paper figures. You can control the actions of these paper figures at will, which may be helpful for your next action."

"You have obtained the resurrected paper figurine."

"Resurrection Paper Figure (rare item), a paper figure made by the owner of Jiangnan Paper-Zha Hall. It has the ability to revive after death. Even if it is burned to ashes, it can be condensed into a new shape again. It will only be truly destroyed if it is destroyed more than three times in a short period of time."

"Be careful, there are eighteen resurrected paper figures in a box. If they appear at the same time, they can create a maze and cause a mental shock similar to that of a ghost wall."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to continue wandering in the Zhazhi Hall to see if you can trigger new interactive plots? Or will you choose to leave the Zhazhi Hall and go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo tried to choose the former, but no new interaction popped up, so he controlled the character to leave the Zhazhitang.

"Where are you going now?"

"Will you go to the funeral home to find the undertaker? Or will you go to the Tai Sui Cave to look for the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian?"

"You chose to go to the funeral home."

"On the way, please wait..."

"On your way to the funeral home, you saw a few corpse collectors. When they saw you, they immediately showed respect on their faces and led you to the funeral home, saying that the undertaker was waiting for you inside the funeral home."

"You walked into the funeral home and, under the guidance of the corpse collector, came to the undertaker's dressing room. The undertaker had been waiting for you for a long time."

"The Martial Lord's clone is not very powerful. He can only barely activate the blood and smoke to disperse the projection of the Six Heavens Ghost God 'Sui'. If he really fights with the opponent, he has no chance of winning. Therefore, he can only attack once to intimidate the Six Heavens Ghost God 'Sui' and make it dare not act rashly."

"At the same time, the undertaker also noticed that you have opened two third-order gene chains, and he was quite surprised by this. The gene bank in the body of an organism was discovered by the Martial Lord. He used it to study the mythical Nine Deaths Cicada, so he also knows the difficulty of unlocking the gene chain. You can completely unlock two gene chains in such a short time. Among the people he has seen, it is rare. Only a few people can surpass you."

"Do you want to hand over the Ten Evil Women to the undertaker?"

"You handed the Ten Evils who were cursed by the Yellow Millet Curse to the undertaker, and removed the spell on her body, and told her that the Ten Evils had entrusted you with the task of defeating them."

"After the undertaker found out, he said that he would take care of the Ten Evil Ladies and there wouldn't be any mistakes."

"Then, you raised your doubts to the undertaker. You asked the undertaker how to improve the Nine-Death Cicada's cultivation and condense as many Nine-Death Cicada's husk clones as possible?"

"The undertaker mentioned that he wanted to condense a clone of the Nine Deaths Cicada. In fact, it is the process of opening up your own gene bank. Every time you unlock a gene chain, you can use the Nine Deaths Cicada to condense a clone."

"You have activated two gene chains now. Logically, you should be able to condense two cicada husk clones. However, your Nine Deaths Cicada is incomplete and can only virtualize its own form. It has few other functions. Although it can tell you the relevant skills, it is only a clone of the original body. The memory in its mind is limited, so the information it can tell you is also limited. It can only allow you to condense three cicada husk clones. If you want to get all the secrets of the Nine Deaths Cicada, you must find the original body of the Martial Master."

"Moreover, you also got a piece of news from the undertaker, that is, you are not the only exile who knows how to unlock the gene chain of the Nine Death Cicada. There are many exiles who have passed the test of the Martial Lord and obtained the ability of the Nine Death Cicada. However, the gene chains unlocked by those exiles are not comparable to yours. Even if you don't have any means, just the two unlocked third-level gene chains are enough for you to have enough power to protect yourself in the secular world."

"So you should not underestimate yourself, nor be arrogant. Always keep a calm mind, so that your cultivation can advance by leaps and bounds, and you won't let power dominate your mind and become a dangerous person who only knows violence."

"You have obtained the incomplete Nine Deaths Cicada Secret Book (Epic)."

"You have mastered the method of condensing the cicada molt spirit through the Nine Deaths Cicada, and the magic power in your body has begun to operate according to the trick."

In reality, Jiang Xinghuo also felt the changes. A large number of memories appeared in his mind, all of which were about the secret of the Nine-Death Cicada.

At the same time, the magic power in his body began to operate on its own. Strands of pure white silk emerged from his pores, quickly wrapping up his entire body and forming a huge cocoon. Jiang Xinghuo fell into a deep sleep involuntarily.

However, he did not notice that the silk floating out of his body did not form a single cocoon. On the left and right sides, there were two relatively weak cocoons, with faint flashes of light in them, and two figures could be vaguely seen hiding in them.

This sleep lasted for a whole night. When Jiang Xinghuo woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day. The setting sun shone through the window into the house and onto the three cocoons. Jiang Xinghuo opened his eyes, and with a thought, the silk around his body immediately turned into white rays and merged into his body. He seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.

Looking around again, he saw two cicada shell clones appearing. Their facial features were roughly the same as his, but their temperaments were completely different.

The cicada shell clone on the left looks extremely fierce, with short hair, knotted muscles, and it seems as if there is a sun hidden in its body that can release endless heat at any time.

"The clone of the nuclear gene chain?"

Jiang Xinghuo was thoughtful and looked at the cicada shell clone on the right. The aura on his body was ethereal and there was a Tai Chi mark between his eyebrows. His hair was black and white and more than two feet long.

"This is the clone of the Wuji gene chain..."

Jiang Xinghuo knew the situation of the two clones, and injected his consciousness into the two bodies. Soon the two bodies opened their eyes, and a strange visual sensation emerged in Jiang Xinghuo's mind.

However, with his current abilities, it is still quite troublesome to control the actions of three bodies at the same time. It is easy to walk freely, but it is difficult to cast spells against the enemy at the same time.

But this was enough for Jiang Xinghuo. He didn't expect the incomplete Nine Deaths Cicada to be very strong. It just provided more protection for his life.

With these two clones, he can safely explore places that are suspected to have traps but have to be explored.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo opened the void drawer, found a mechanical armor, put it on the nuclear clone, and then found a Taoist robe and put it on the Wuji clone.

Putting aside their abilities, just from the appearance, these two clones are much stronger than his original body.

One is majestic and domineering, the other is like an immortal.

His own copy was unremarkable.

To put it bluntly, he can only be called a pretty boy.

His temperament is totally different from these two cicada shell clones.

Jiang Xinghuo waved his hand, put the two clones into the Heavenly Soldier Map, and then continued to advance the game text.

"You have mastered the secret of the Nine Deaths Cicada that the undertaker told you."

"Then, the undertaker told you his discovery. This celebration is a conspiracy to invite the descendants of the ancient gods from outer space to descend to the mortal world. When the celebration is held tomorrow, it will try to divert the attention of the six heavenly gods. You'd better take this opportunity to sneak into the residence of Tai Sui God, find the pregnant Rakshasa woman, and destroy her and her unborn child together."

"This matter is of great importance and we must not be lenient. Once the offspring of the ancient gods from outer space are allowed to descend upon the secular world, it will cause an irreversible crisis to the secular world in the future."

"You also told the undertaker some of the information you found out, as well as the matter of the broken ritual talisman, and asked him if there was any good way to mix the talisman into the offerings?"

"After thinking for a moment, the undertaker passed on the trick of disguise to you. You can use the characteristics of disguise to disguise yourself as a sacrificial official of the celebration ceremony. When Sui has checked all the items, you can take the opportunity to mix the talisman into the offerings. It may work and ruin the ceremony."

"You have obtained the art of disguise."

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to explore the venue of the celebration ceremony? Or will you choose to go to Tai Sui Cave to rescue the Taoist Master Bai Lian?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to explore the site first. Since there was no problem with the Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian's natal paper figurine, it meant that its life was not in danger now and the rescue could be postponed.

"You chose to explore the ceremony site."

"You came to the venue where the celebration ceremony was held, and used your magical powers to sneak into the venue quietly. You came to the place where the offerings were stored. A dozen Tai Sui Tianguan were guarding it tightly. There was also a great god of the Eight Characters, the Sheep Blade Star, sitting in the room."

"Yang Renxing is the sacrificial officer of this celebration. He is also a master who ranks among the top in combat power among the eight-character evil spirits. Even other eight-character evil spirits can hardly surpass Yang Renxing in combat power alone."

"Do you want to go in and explore it carefully?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no.

Now is not the time yet. If we rush in and get discovered, it will easily arouse vigilance, and then it will be more trouble than gain.

It’s better to wait until tomorrow when the day comes to go in.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to wander around the celebration venue, wandering around inside and out for more than three hours, and figured out the nearby routes clearly, including which road was the fastest to escape and which road had the most people. This information was gradually unlocked as he explored.

However, Jiang Xinghuo’s only worry now is what to do after uncovering this conspiracy?
The mastermind behind the scenes will certainly be furious, and may even kill everyone present to vent his anger.

He had no doubt about the power of these six heavenly ghosts and gods, so he had to find a way to solve the problem.

It would be best to cast the curse of the power of the end of all things on the other party. In this way, even if it is a six-day ghost, it will not be able to escape death. Maybe I will have a chance to refine it and use it as nourishment to improve my own cultivation! !

But how to handle it specifically still needs to be carefully considered. After all, they are the slaves and followers of the ancient gods from outer space, and they are not comparable to ordinary monsters and demons.

(End of this chapter)